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Community Updates: Friday, July 1
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-01-2022 under NEWS
Together West Michigan Rallies the City for Change On Thursday, June 30, hundreds of people marched to, and gathered within, Westminster Presbyterian Church -- hoping to bring significant change to Grand Rapids and amplify the community's voice. The...
Community Updates: Friday, May 27
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-27-2022 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids Public Museum and the OBON Society Work Together to Return a Japanese Soldier's "Good Luck Flag" to His Family Among the thousands of artifacts in the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s collections, there are three...
Community updates: Friday, July 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-02-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Schools announces Summer Meals program sites Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) has shared its list of sites for this year’s USDA-funded Summer Meals program happening throughout the city. Through the program, children up...
Community updates: Friday, July 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-03-2020 under NEWS
Coalition of Michigan restaurant and bar owners pledge to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines A growing group of restaurant and bar owners in Michigan are joining together to commit to COVID-19 safety guidelines laid out by public health officials....
Grand Rapids Symphony celebrates 25 years of Picnic Pops with fireworks and patriotic music, July 11-12
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 07-10-2019 under NONPROFITS
Twenty-five years ago, on the hills of Cannonsburg Ski Area, several thousand gathered for an evening’s entertainment. The ski lift was still. Not a flake of snow covered the ground. In fact, it was a scorching hot summer’s day for the...
Fourth annual Burton Heights Reunion to celebrate unity
by (arcarpenter)
Submitted 06-26-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
On Saturday, July 7, families from all over the Greater Grand Rapids area are invited to Garfield Park to celebrate with the Burton Heights neighborhood. The Fourth annual Burton Heights Reunion will begin at 12 noon in the park and will run to 8 p....
Fireworks, mariachi music wrap up Grand Rapids Symphony's Picnic Pops in two special, one-night only shows
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 08-01-2017 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Symphony’s D&W Fresh Market Picnic Pops, since its debut in 1995, has drawn more than half a million people to Cannonsburg Ski Area. The summer series’ latest fans include Grand Rapids Symphony Music Director Marcelo...
Experience a front row seat for the fireworks at the Grand Rapids Public Museum
by (Grand Rapids Pu...)
Submitted 06-21-2016 under NEWS
It’s almost time for the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s (GRPM) annual Independence Day fundraising event, Front Row for the Fireworks, which offers visitors an evening of entertainment, discovery and fun. Front Row for the Fireworks will...
Grand Rapids Symphony's Classical Fireworks
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 06-14-2016 under
Triumphant classical favorites including Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and the best fireworks show in West Michigan. Come together for a soaring kickoff to the Grand Rapids Symphony's Picnic Pops 2016! Lawn...
Grand Rapids festivities to promote community, entertainment for national holiday
by (NGarbaty)
Submitted 06-30-2015 under NEWS
Celebrating independence and community is the main focus of this year’s Fourth of July festivities around the Grand Rapids area. From Grandville to East Grand Rapids, neighborhoods will hold several events to entertain and captivate people of...